Tagula butcherbird

Tagula butcherbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Artamidae
Subfamily: Cracticinae
Genus: Cracticus
Species:
C. louisiadensis
Binomial name
Cracticus louisiadensis
Tristram, 1889

The Tagula butcherbird (Cracticus louisiadensis) is a species of bird in the family Artamidae. It is endemic to the lowland forests[2] of Tagula Island in Papua New Guinea. It occupies less than 800km2 and has an estimated population of 11,500 to 23,000 individuals.[3]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Cracticus louisiadensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T22706279A175652450. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22706279A175652450.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ https://ebird.org/species/tagbut1
  3. ^ Goulding, W., Moss, P., & McAlpine, C. A. Notes on the cultural value, biology and conservation status of the Data Deficient Tagula butcherbird (Cracticus louisiadensis Tristram, 1889) | QUT ePrints, eprints.qut.edu.au. Retrieved 2025-09-11